Season Review · August 5, 2026
Rottlash Vale: Division 8 champions - A first-place campaign
Rottlash Vale finished 1st in Division 8, League 65 in Season 21. Their 22-match record was 16 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses, producing 52 points.
Gary's mark
5/5
Excellent
Finished
1st
Points
52
Record
16-4-2
GD
+42
Gary "Nano" Pettit-Thompson IV
Lead Football Journalist
The Match & Season Desk
Data-first, narrative-second. If it happened on the pitch, Gary filed it.
A Columns Desk filing — visual season centre first, then the full notebook.
Season Centre
The campaign in pictures — before the filing.
Position
1st
Points
52
Win Rate
73%
Games
22
Season Shape
Most used XI
Best-fit starting eleven for the campaign's most common formation.
Primary shape
4-3-3-H
Formation usage
Standouts
Season honours
MVP by goal contributions, plus the leading scorer and creator.
Season MVP
Ronald Clark
LW
13 contributions
Top scorer
David Edwards
CF
9 goals
Top assists
Ronald Clark
LW
7 assists
Season profile
League-relative strengths
Percentile rank against clubs in the same league. Further out is stronger.
- Results
- 52
- P96
- Scoring
- 69
- P96
- Defence
- 27
- P96
- Clean sheets
- 8
- P88
- Goal difference
- +42
- P96
5/5
Season mark
Excellent
Campaign Record
16-4-2
Wins
16
73%
Draws
4
18%
Losses
2
9%
Attack · Defence
+42 GD
The Filing
Gary's notebook, desk by desk — with the forthcoming newsroom voices framed around the edges.
From Gary's Notebook
Season Overview
Filed by
Gary Nano
Rottlash Vale finished 1st in Division 8, League 65 in Season 21. Their 22-match record was 16 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses, producing 52 points.
They scored 69 goals and conceded 27, for a goal difference of +42.
Campaign Highlights
Key Achievements and Highlights
Filed by
Gary Nano
- Finished 1st with 52 points
- Recorded 16 wins from 22 matches
- Scored 69 goals
- Conceded 27 goals
- Ended with a +42 goal difference
Pressure Points
Areas for Improvement
Desk lens
Touchline
The record includes 2 losses and 27 goals conceded. Those are the clearest season totals available for measuring improvement.
The Long View
Final Assessment
Desk lens
The Ledger
Rottlash Vale completed Season 21 in 1st place with 52 points and a +42 goal difference. The final table and match record provide the factual measure of their campaign.